Kaminsky Says Mangano Shows Need To Empower DAs

The corruption conviction on Friday of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano is an example of how local prosecutors should be empowered to tackle wrongdoing by elected officials, Sen. Todd Kamsinky said in a statement.

Mangano was accused of accepting bribes from a restaurant owner, while his wife received a “no-show” job from the businessman.

“Today’s verdict is a sad reminder that for too long elected officials have used their positions to enrich themselves at the expense of the public they were meant to serve,” Kamninsky said.

“This should also be a reminder that federal prosecutors cannot be expected to bring all of the necessary corruption cases in New York, and that state prosecutors need to be given the tools to help police the political landscape. In Albany, it is high-time for a white collar reform agenda that will allow DAs to hold elected officials accountable, something that is too rarely seen.”

Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor, represented the federal government in the corruption case against former Sen. Pedro Espada.

This entry was posted by Nick Reisman on March 8, 2019 at 12:24 pm, and is filed under State Senate. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

Racist, Con-Man, Cheat & Liar

Another one bites the dust…

Fair to say that prosecutors are beginning to catch up with the “no bid/no show” deals scam…just like they finally caught onto the “pay off my family member scams used by Bruno, Skelos and Libous!

Good job!

Juice

The feds have to do it because NY won’t do its own policing. In NY, everyone knows you don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

Juice

Isn’t that what you’re buddy/coworker Joe Percoco got busted for?

Racist, Con-Man, Cheat & Liar

I do not know anyone named Joe Percoco!

Juice

Now suddenly you’re telling the truth? Highly doubtful.

Juice

If New York cut its taxes in half, it would still put a higher burden on its residents than 26 other states
Another sad stat NYS needs to fix. What’s wrong with our leaders? Why raise taxes/fees/tolls now when people are already leaving in droves because its already too expensive? How will raising taxes/fees/tolls more help? Seems like it will backfire like the previous tax/fee/toll increases have.

Juice

Another Cuomo crony goes down. When will the voters wake up?

Racist, Con-Man, Cheat & Liar

Republican crony?

orange county

Mangano(R)? Since when was he a crony of anyone?

orange county

If those 26 other states (where did you get that from anyway?) had the same population as New York their taxes would be remarkably similar. Do you ever see anything other then tax and pipelines as an issue?

A Taxpayer

Mangano endorsed Cuomo in 2014. They were tight

orange county

Ah… so it was his endorsement that swung the election?

Racist, Con-Man, Cheat & Liar

That does not make him a crony!

How/why would any politician back either Astroman, or Krazy Karl? What can you gain by backing a thirty percent candidate–a sure loser?

orange county

Wasn’t Percoco using his wife as the low show job bagman?

Juice

When you pal around like Cuomo and Mangano do, its crony. When you cross endorse, its crony.
That make Mangano Cuomo’s crony. There’s so much corruption around Cuomo its hard to remember who’s been convicted and who hasn’t.

Juice

Nope its tax burden not taxes collected you moron. This has nothing to do with population size.

Juice

Since when hasn’t Mangano been Cuomo’s crony?

A Taxpayer

From City & State NY:

Edward Mangano
Edward Mangano, the former Republican Nassau County executive who was arrested on corruption charges in late 2016, has weaker ties to the governor. However, in an article from November 2016, City & State outlined Mangano and Cuomo’s complicated alliance. Cuomo’s desire to secure the Long Island vote has a long history and, despite representing the opposing party, Mangano assisted Cuomo in his quest. Mangano and Cuomo made joint public appearances and only tepidly endorsed each other’s opponents. Since Cuomo took office in 2011, the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, a state-controlled fiscal monitoring board created in 2000 to help Nassau County dig itself out of a funding crisis, became more sympathetic towards Mangano. During Mangano’s 2013 reelection bid, Cuomo had replaced enough members of NIFA that the committee could rubber-stamp Mangano’s fiscal agenda.

orange county

don’t feed the troll

orange county

DFTT

Juice

Goebbels, nothing to do but hate this afternoon? The NO collusion stings doesn’t it? But that’s reality, get used to it. Hillary blew it on her own and didn’t need any help.

Juice

Goebblels, why is it you switch names here so often? Do you think you’re fooling anyone?
Don’t you have some ziti to collect?